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Counties in Kentucky by establishment entry rate

Bath County had the highest establishment entry rate of 119 counties in 2014, at 20.635%. Hancock County had the lowest, at 2.871%. The median was 9.342% and the figure for Kentucky was 9.254%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.635Bath County
Lowest2.871Hancock County
Median9.342119 counties
Kentucky9.254History

Map of counties, 2014

Adair County: 10.49 %Allen County: 11.574 %Anderson County: 10.197 %Ballard County: 8.197 %Barren County: 7.444 %Bath County: 20.635 %Bell County: 4.817 %Boone County: 8.247 %Bourbon County: 9.296 %Boyd County: 7.565 %Boyle County: 7.602 %Bracken County: 8.092 %Breathitt County: 18.182 %Breckinridge County: 16 %Bullitt County: 10.883 %Butler County: 12.465 %Caldwell County: 8.365 %Calloway County: 8.788 %Campbell County: 9.206 %Carlisle County: 6.711 %Carroll County: 9.882 %Carter County: 12.45 %Casey County: 12.352 %Christian County: 8.091 %Clark County: 8.79 %Clay County: 9.586 %Clinton County: 8.287 %Crittenden County: 6.579 %Cumberland County: 6.635 %Daviess County: 6.102 %Edmonson County: 13.514 %Elliott County: 17.778 %Estill County: 10.976 %Fayette County: 9.798 %Fleming County: 6.527 %Floyd County: 13.51 %Franklin County: 7.04 %Fulton County: 10.256 %Gallatin County: 4.255 %Garrard County: 12.698 %Grant County: 9.91 %Graves County: 8.236 %Grayson County: 10.641 %Green County: 12.632 %Greenup County: 11.74 %Hancock County: 2.871 %Hardin County: 10.841 %Harlan County: 6.612 %Harrison County: 9.057 %Hart County: 11.765 %Henderson County: 6.257 %Henry County: 12.214 %Hickman County: 6.757 %Hopkins County: 8.095 %Jackson County: 5.495 %Jefferson County: 9.195 %Jessamine County: 9.791 %Johnson County: 9.883 %Kenton County: 9.92 %Knott County: 9.938 %Knox County: 6.513 %Larue County: 11.241 %Laurel County: 7.393 %Lawrence County: 10.55 %Lee County: 8.333 %Leslie County: 13.659 %Letcher County: 8.78 %Lewis County: 11.915 %Lincoln County: 9.756 %Livingston County: 11.307 %Logan County: 8.195 %Lyon County: 7.829 %McCracken County: 6.81 %McCreary County: 18.77 %McLean County: 4.487 %Madison County: 10.485 %Magoffin County: 14.839 %Marion County: 8.801 %Marshall County: 8.703 %Martin County: 9.22 %Mason County: 4.595 %Meade County: 13.213 %Menifee County: 13.462 %Mercer County: 6.825 %Metcalfe County: 8.295 %Monroe County: 9.845 %Montgomery County: 9.357 %Morgan County: 6.02 %Muhlenberg County: 9.874 %Nelson County: 10.674 %Nicholas County: 5.634 %Ohio County: 9.749 %Oldham County: 10.614 %Owen County: 7.048 %Owsley County: 19.048 %Pendleton County: 6.042 %Perry County: 7.321 %Pike County: 8.29 %Powell County: 11.25 %Pulaski County: 10.565 %Rockcastle County: 5.076 %Rowan County: 14.474 %Russell County: 11.645 %Scott County: 9.832 %Shelby County: 9.732 %Simpson County: 9.156 %Spencer County: 10.765 %Taylor County: 8.729 %Todd County: 7.692 %Trigg County: 8.675 %Trimble County: 10.145 %Union County: 7.436 %Warren County: 10.349 %Washington County: 9.342 %Wayne County: 7.843 %Webster County: 7.349 %Whitley County: 4.97 %Wolfe County: 10.769 %Woodford County: 11.475 %
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%, 2014. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Bath County: 20.635 %Bath County20.635Owsley County: 19.048 %Owsley County19.048McCreary County: 18.77 %McCreary County18.77Breathitt County: 18.182 %Breathitt County18.182Elliott County: 17.778 %Elliott County17.778Breckinridge County: 16 %Breckinridge County16Magoffin County: 14.839 %Magoffin County14.839Rowan County: 14.474 %Rowan County14.474Leslie County: 13.659 %Leslie County13.659Edmonson County: 13.514 %Edmonson County13.514Floyd County: 13.51 %Floyd County13.51Menifee County: 13.462 %Menifee County13.462Meade County: 13.213 %Meade County13.213Garrard County: 12.698 %Garrard County12.698Green County: 12.632 %Green County12.632Butler County: 12.465 %Butler County12.465Carter County: 12.45 %Carter County12.45Casey County: 12.352 %Casey County12.352Henry County: 12.214 %Henry County12.214Lewis County: 11.915 %Lewis County11.915Hart County: 11.765 %Hart County11.765Greenup County: 11.74 %Greenup County11.74Russell County: 11.645 %Russell County11.645Allen County: 11.574 %Allen County11.574Woodford County: 11.475 %Woodford County11.475Livingston County: 11.307 %Livingston County11.307Powell County: 11.25 %Powell County11.25Larue County: 11.241 %Larue County11.241Estill County: 10.976 %Estill County10.976Bullitt County: 10.883 %Bullitt County10.883Hardin County: 10.841 %Hardin County10.841Wolfe County: 10.769 %Wolfe County10.769Spencer County: 10.765 %Spencer County10.765Nelson County: 10.674 %Nelson County10.674Grayson County: 10.641 %Grayson County10.641Oldham County: 10.614 %Oldham County10.614Pulaski County: 10.565 %Pulaski County10.565Lawrence County: 10.55 %Lawrence County10.55Adair County: 10.49 %Adair County10.49Madison County: 10.485 %Madison County10.485Bath County: 20.635 %Bath County20.635Owsley County: 19.048 %Owsley County19.048McCreary County: 18.77 %McCreary County18.77Breathitt County: 18.182 %Breathitt County18.182Elliott County: 17.778 %Elliott County17.778Breckinridge County: 16 %Breckinridge County16Magoffin County: 14.839 %Magoffin County14.839Rowan County: 14.474 %Rowan County14.474Leslie County: 13.659 %Leslie County13.659Edmonson County: 13.514 %Edmonson County13.514Floyd County: 13.51 %Floyd County13.51Menifee County: 13.462 %Menifee County13.462Meade County: 13.213 %Meade County13.213Garrard County: 12.698 %Garrard County12.698Green County: 12.632 %Green County12.632Butler County: 12.465 %Butler County12.465Carter County: 12.45 %Carter County12.45Casey County: 12.352 %Casey County12.352Henry County: 12.214 %Henry County12.214Lewis County: 11.915 %Lewis County11.915Hart County: 11.765 %Hart County11.765Greenup County: 11.74 %Greenup County11.74Russell County: 11.645 %Russell County11.645Allen County: 11.574 %Allen County11.574Woodford County: 11.475 %Woodford County11.475Livingston County: 11.307 %Livingston County11.307Powell County: 11.25 %Powell County11.25Larue County: 11.241 %Larue County11.241Estill County: 10.976 %Estill County10.976Bullitt County: 10.883 %Bullitt County10.883Hardin County: 10.841 %Hardin County10.841Wolfe County: 10.769 %Wolfe County10.769Spencer County: 10.765 %Spencer County10.765Nelson County: 10.674 %Nelson County10.674Grayson County: 10.641 %Grayson County10.641Oldham County: 10.614 %Oldham County10.614Pulaski County: 10.565 %Pulaski County10.565Lawrence County: 10.55 %Lawrence County10.55Adair County: 10.49 %Adair County10.49Madison County: 10.485 %Madison County10.485
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Bath County20.635+10.51 pts
2Owsley County19.048+8.79 pts
3McCreary County18.77+8.39 pts
4Breathitt County18.182+4.71 pts
5Elliott County17.778+5.43 pts
6Breckinridge County16+8.49 pts
7Magoffin County14.839+3.96 pts
8Rowan County14.474+5.37 pts
9Leslie County13.659+7.78 pts
10Edmonson County13.514+3.33 pts
11Floyd County13.51+5.28 pts
12Menifee County13.462n/a
13Meade County13.213-0.02 pts
14Garrard County12.698+0.16 pts
15Green County12.632+7.67 pts
16Butler County12.465+1.32 pts
17Carter County12.45+3.03 pts
18Casey County12.352-3.03 pts
19Henry County12.214+2.14 pts
20Lewis County11.915+4.9 pts
21Hart County11.765-0.63 pts
22Greenup County11.74+1.56 pts
23Russell County11.645+4.52 pts
24Allen County11.574+1.4 pts
25Woodford County11.475+1.24 pts
26Livingston County11.307-0.33 pts
27Powell County11.25-0.85 pts
28Larue County11.241+2.83 pts
29Estill County10.976+2.52 pts
30Bullitt County10.883+2.64 pts
31Hardin County10.841-0.03 pts
32Wolfe County10.769-3.29 pts
33Spencer County10.765-1.95 pts
34Nelson County10.674+0.81 pts
35Grayson County10.641+1.31 pts
36Oldham County10.614-1.94 pts
37Pulaski County10.565+0.88 pts
38Lawrence County10.55+2.89 pts
39Adair County10.49-0.05 pts
40Madison County10.485-1.12 pts
41Warren County10.349+0.24 pts
42Fulton County10.256+2.65 pts
43Anderson County10.197+3.33 pts
44Trimble County10.145+6.03 pts
45Knott County9.938-0.49 pts
46Kenton County9.92+0.3 pts
47Grant County9.91+3.71 pts
48Johnson County9.883+0.58 pts
49Carroll County9.882+4.71 pts
50Muhlenberg County9.874+3.69 pts
51Monroe County9.845-3.02 pts
52Scott County9.832+1.84 pts
53Fayette County9.798+0.54 pts
54Jessamine County9.791-1.07 pts
55Lincoln County9.756+1.85 pts
56Ohio County9.749+1.68 pts
57Shelby County9.732+1.27 pts
58Clay County9.586+5.36 pts
59Montgomery County9.357-0.38 pts
60Washington County9.342+1.47 pts
61Bourbon County9.296-0.2 pts
62Martin County9.22+0.8 pts
63Campbell County9.206+1.55 pts
64Jefferson County9.195+0.5 pts
65Simpson County9.156+0.84 pts
66Harrison County9.057+1.78 pts
67Marion County8.801-0.14 pts
68Clark County8.79+0.41 pts
69Calloway County8.788-1.8 pts
70Letcher County8.78-0.54 pts
71Taylor County8.729+0.84 pts
72Marshall County8.703+0.49 pts
73Trigg County8.675+3.46 pts
74Caldwell County8.365+1.07 pts
75Lee County8.333-3.43 pts
76Metcalfe County8.295-3.03 pts
77Pike County8.29+1.66 pts
78Clinton County8.287+1.71 pts
79Boone County8.247-0.54 pts
80Graves County8.236-0.31 pts
81Ballard County8.197-1.64 pts
82Logan County8.195+1.55 pts
83Hopkins County8.095+1.37 pts
84Bracken County8.092-2.31 pts
85Christian County8.091+2.07 pts
86Wayne County7.843+0.85 pts
87Lyon County7.829-3.08 pts
88Todd County7.692-2.34 pts
89Boyle County7.602+0.88 pts
90Boyd County7.565-0.29 pts
91Barren County7.444-1.55 pts
92Union County7.436-1.92 pts
93Laurel County7.393+0.27 pts
94Webster County7.349+0.49 pts
95Perry County7.321+0.44 pts
96Owen County7.048+2.6 pts
97Franklin County7.04-2.47 pts
98Mercer County6.825-4.65 pts
99McCracken County6.81+0.25 pts
100Hickman County6.757-2.33 pts
101Carlisle County6.711-4.72 pts
102Cumberland County6.635+2.09 pts
103Harlan County6.612-2.65 pts
104Crittenden County6.579-1.16 pts
105Fleming County6.527-2.89 pts
106Knox County6.513-2.19 pts
107Henderson County6.257+0.89 pts
108Daviess County6.102-0.74 pts
109Pendleton County6.042-3.77 pts
110Morgan County6.02-1.1 pts
111Nicholas County5.634-8.65 pts
112Jackson County5.495-7.76 pts
113Rockcastle County5.076-1.38 pts
114Whitley County4.97-3.9 pts
115Bell County4.817-2.77 pts
116Mason County4.595-1.87 pts
117McLean County4.487-0.61 pts
118Gallatin County4.255-9.29 pts
119Hancock County2.871-4.9 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that opened during the year (employees in March of the year and none a year earlier), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

An establishment is a single physical location, so a new branch of an existing firm counts as an entry: this is not the rate of new firms. Not comparable with enterprise_birth_rate, which counts new enterprises in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Kentucky by establishment entry rate, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Kentucky by establishment entry rate, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/kentucky-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Kentucky by establishment entry rate, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/kentucky-counties?period=2014.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Kentucky by establishment entry rate, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/kentucky-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Bath County, with 20.635% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Hancock County, with 2.871% in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 counties have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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